Winchester de repetición

English translation: repeating Winchester rifle

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Spanish term or phrase:Winchester de repetición
English translation:repeating Winchester rifle
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

09:20 Jan 24, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: Winchester de repetición
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Grevillea
Local time: 04:06
repeating Winchester rifle
Explanation:
Back in the 40s and 50s, I was a great fan of cowboy shows. They were full of Winchester repeating rifles!

Here are some examples I picked up for you. In English, I think "repeating Winchester *rifle*" would be the preferred phrase.


Jerry of the Islands: Chapter 23
... of vision. His rifle was no old-fashioned Snider, but a modern, repeating Winchester;
and he showed habituation to firing it from his shoulder rather than from ...
sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/Writings/JerryOfTheIslands/jerry23.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

TV : On Air Colony : MST-A-THON : I'll go third then part ...
... Woman) I thought this was Wal-Mart I'll just be leaving now. (BANG) <Ash poses wielding
a repeating Winchester> Ash: Lady, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you ...
www.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/1643/4 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages

TV : On Air Colony : MST3K Mstings : 11-01 Army of ...
... Woman) I thought this was Wal-Mart I'll just be leaving now. (BANG) <Ash poses wielding
a repeating Winchester> Ash: Lady, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you ...
www.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/1635/2 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.scifi.com ]

Online Literature Library - Jack London - Jerry Of The ...
... of vision. His rifle was no old-fashioned Snider, but a modern, repeating Winchester;
and he showed habituation to firing it from his shoulder rather than from ...
www.literature.org/authors/london-jack/jerry-of-the-islands... chapter-23.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

Untitled
... inquisitive and pugnacious sand flies; and lying across his lap was a repeating
Winchester rifle, not dangerous because it was empty, a condition due to the ...
www2.cddc.vt.edu/gutenberg/etext01/hcrru10.txt - 101k - Cached - Similar pages

MR. COLLECTIBLES Home Page
... photos, publicity stills, press clippings, personal effects, and the actual 1892
custom repeating Winchester rifle that Chuck used on the Rifleman show!!! ...
Description: Over 1,000 items from the estate of the late actor Chuck Connors are now available for purchase on...
Category: Arts > Celebrities > C > Connors, Chuck
shop4rock.com/sys-tmpl/ - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
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7 mins
repeating Winchester rifle


Explanation:
Back in the 40s and 50s, I was a great fan of cowboy shows. They were full of Winchester repeating rifles!

Here are some examples I picked up for you. In English, I think "repeating Winchester *rifle*" would be the preferred phrase.


Jerry of the Islands: Chapter 23
... of vision. His rifle was no old-fashioned Snider, but a modern, repeating Winchester;
and he showed habituation to firing it from his shoulder rather than from ...
sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/Writings/JerryOfTheIslands/jerry23.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

TV : On Air Colony : MST-A-THON : I'll go third then part ...
... Woman) I thought this was Wal-Mart I'll just be leaving now. (BANG) <Ash poses wielding
a repeating Winchester> Ash: Lady, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you ...
www.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/1643/4 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages

TV : On Air Colony : MST3K Mstings : 11-01 Army of ...
... Woman) I thought this was Wal-Mart I'll just be leaving now. (BANG) <Ash poses wielding
a repeating Winchester> Ash: Lady, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you ...
www.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/1635/2 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.scifi.com ]

Online Literature Library - Jack London - Jerry Of The ...
... of vision. His rifle was no old-fashioned Snider, but a modern, repeating Winchester;
and he showed habituation to firing it from his shoulder rather than from ...
www.literature.org/authors/london-jack/jerry-of-the-islands... chapter-23.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

Untitled
... inquisitive and pugnacious sand flies; and lying across his lap was a repeating
Winchester rifle, not dangerous because it was empty, a condition due to the ...
www2.cddc.vt.edu/gutenberg/etext01/hcrru10.txt - 101k - Cached - Similar pages

MR. COLLECTIBLES Home Page
... photos, publicity stills, press clippings, personal effects, and the actual 1892
custom repeating Winchester rifle that Chuck used on the Rifleman show!!! ...
Description: Over 1,000 items from the estate of the late actor Chuck Connors are now available for purchase on...
Category: Arts > Celebrities > C > Connors, Chuck
shop4rock.com/sys-tmpl/ - 44k - Cached - Similar pages


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=%2B%22REPEATING+RIFLE%22%2BWI...
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=%2B%22REPEATING+WINCHESTER%22...
Yolanda Broad
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7 mins
Winchester repeating rifle


Explanation:
See the following website:

http://www.thckk.org/winchester-hist.html

Frank Johnson
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